WEBVTT TO SEW,THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO HELPTHOSE IN NEED.>> A SUPERHERO, AND THEY AREPOWERFUL SO IT IS TELLING THEM,YOU HAVE THE STRENGTH TO GETTHROUGH THIS SICKNESS.REPORTER: WITH EVERY STITCHMIKAYLA ROBERTS KNOWS HER HARDWORK WILL SOON GRACE THESHOULDERS OF A CHILD BATTLINGCANCER.>> IT GIVES THEM STRENGTHBECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT SOMEONEIS THINKING ABOUT THEM AND IT ISLIKE SOMEONE TOOK THE TIME TOMAKE THE CAPE.REPORTER: MIKAYLA IS MAKING THESUPERHERO CAPES AS PART OF HERFAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE CLASS ATCENTRAL HARDIN HIGH SCHOOL.>> WE WERE THINKING WHAT CAN WEDO TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THECOMMUNITY AND WE FOUND OUT THATTHIS WAS SOMETHING WE CAN DO TOTEACH KIDS ABOUT SEWING.I THINK IT PLANTS THAT SEED ANDMAYBE THEY MIGHT DO SOMETHINGELSE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.IT JUST MAKES THEM A MORE WELLROUNDED STUDENT.REPORTER: THE CAPES WILL GO TOCHILDREN IN THE ADDISON JO BLAIRCANCER CARE CENTER AT NORTONCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.BACK IN 2011 ADDISON JOE BLAIRPASSED AWAY FROM STAGENEUROBLASTOMA WHEN SHE WAS JUST3-YEARS-OLD.AT THE TIME HER FATHER, WES,TAUGHT SOCIAL STUDIES AT CENTRALHARDIN HIGH SCHOOL.>> THESE KIDS ARE THERE FORWEEKS OR MONTHS AT A TIME, ANDMOST OF THE TIME DON'T FEEL WELLAND ARE ISOLATED TO ONE FLOOR SOANYTIME THAT THEY GET SOMETHINGLIKE THAT, IT IS A GOOD PICK MEUP FOR THEM AND THEIR PARENTS.REPORTER HE KNOWS FIRST HANDTHE BIG IMPACT THESE GIFTS CANHAVE ON A SICK CHILD.>> A LOT OF THE KIDS WILL WEARTHEM AND IF THEY ARE FEELING UPTO IT AND RUN AROUND THEHALLWAYS WITH THEIR CAPED ANDSOMETIMES THEY WILL TIE THEMONTO THEIR IV POLLS AND JUSTHANG THEM UP IN THEIR ROOM, VESYMBOLIC TO WHAT THEY AREFIGHTING.REPORTER: THE NEXT BATCH OFCAPES WILL BE DROPPED OFF ATNORTON CHILDREN HOSPITAL ON

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Updated: 12:21 PM EDT Apr 27, 2017

CECILIA, Ky. —

Kids at a Kentucky high school are making gifts for kids coping with cancer.